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Household of James Gilbert (born 1840, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Gilbert and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilbert, born in 1840 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susannah Gilbert, born in 1850 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Gilbert (born 1869 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England), Cobden (born 1870 in Holt, Worcestershire, England), Arthur B (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edith D (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edgar H (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lilly C (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, George (born 1846 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England), James's Lodger Son, William (born 1875 in Lupridge, Devon, England), James's Lodger Son, Ernest (born 1876 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Lodger Daughter, Alice S (born 1877 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), James's Lodger Daughter, Daisy L M (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James's Lodger Son, Menel G (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Gilbert's household

Male

James

Gilbert

Head
Female

Susannah

Gilbert

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Gilbert

Son
Male

Cobden

Gilbert

Son
Male

Arthur B

Gilbert

Son
Female

Edith D

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Edgar H

Gilbert

Son
Female

Lilly C

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

George

Shute

Lodger
Female

Annie

Shute

Wife
Male

William

Shute

Lodger Son
Male

Ernest

Shute

Lodger Son
Female

Alice S

Shute

Lodger Daughter
Female

Daisy L M

Shute

Lodger Daughter
Male

Menel G

Shute

Lodger Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hilperton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilbert

Head

Married

41

1840

Hilperton, Wiltshire, England

Susannah

Gilbert

Wife

Married

31

1850

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Gilbert

Gilbert

Son

Single

12

1869

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Cobden

Gilbert

Son

Single

11

1870

Holt, Worcestershire, England

Arthur B

Gilbert

Son

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith D

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edgar H

Gilbert

Son

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lilly C

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Shute

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Annie

Shute

Wife

Married

24

1857

Huish, Devon, England

William

Shute

Lodger Son

Single

6

1875

Lupridge, Devon, England

Ernest

Shute

Lodger Son

Single

5

1876

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice S

Shute

Lodger Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daisy L M

Shute

Lodger Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Menel G

Shute

Lodger Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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